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Debuting at Waterfest 15 this year was APR’s Stage 3 Turbo kit on an example of Volkswagen’s 6th generation 2.0 TSI equipped GTI!

We mentioned the official release of the 2.0TSI Stage 3 turbo kit earlier this month. What we couldn’t tell you is that Volkswagen handed APR the keys to a Mk6 GTI to fit the turbo upgrade and that it would debut at Waterfest 15! And all this long before the car hits showroom floors here in the US.

We’re seeing more and more examples of Volkswagen and APR working together and we sure don’t see an end in sight! Good things are on the horizon for Volkswagen enthusiasts who just can’t seem to leave their cars well enough alone!

Darren stopped by after he had a BUNCH of work done to his Mk4 Jetta GLI 1.9T – no, that is not a typo!! This motor has been bored out while receiving fresh, upgraded internals and larger turbo so an APR Stage 3 reflash was necessary. We had a chance to get a shot of the engine bay. You can’t help but notice the APR Motorsport Intake Manifold and Bahn Brenner Fuel Rail… An incredible amount of work!!

It’s done!!  Scott will be by tomorrow to pick up his “new-again” Mk5 GTI now that the APR Stage 3 install is complete.

Prior to completion, we fitted the car with APR’s Stealth Turbo-Back Exhaust (remember his car was bone-stock when he dropped it off) and the subtle growl is absolutely a perfect combo with this turbo kit, and a necessary upgrade for the bigger turbo.

“Neck snapping power” according to APR is spot-on!! This GTI pulls boost out from nowhere and the smooth power curve leaves you wondering if it’ll ever run out of room. It’s tough to hand the keys back over to Scott, but the car will be back – upgraded brakes and clutch are certainly in order as the new-found power will easily wear on the stock clutch and fade the brakes quickly.  We’ll keep you posted with Scott’s plans when he returns.

We’ve fitted most of the parts from the APR Stage 3 kit over the weekend. Our technician was ambitious enough to come in after hours to continue the build and we were ahead of schedule.

We hit a snag on Monday however when we found that a replacement for a missing part from the kit went missing on its way to us from Alabama.

This has unfortunately halted the completion of this project but we have been over-nighted a second replacement part from APR which arrived early this morning.  We anticipate to continue and wrap-up this install tonight or early tomorrow once the ECU gets flashed.  Almost done, Scott!!

A bit more progress on our APR Stage 3 install…

Notice anything missing in the following?

And a comparison shot of the two turbos…

We’ll have more updates for you next week.

Scott dropped off his Candy White Mk5 GTI with us yesterday. He will be the first of many Mk5 customers to receive the APR Stage 3 treatment from Achtuning.

The award winning APR 2.0T FSI Stage III delivers a powerful, refined, turn-key solution from the expertly re-calibrated engine management system to the investment cast inconel exhaust manifold and upgraded FSI fuel injectors and fuel pump. Featuring the APR/Garrett Honeywell Ballistic Series GT2871APR Ball Bearing Turbocharger, the APR Stage III brings your MkV to 382 daily drivable horsepower and 332 pound feet of neck snapping torque.

We laid out Scott’s parts for him as this will be the last time we expect him to see these individual components in their virgin form.

So we’ve begun installation, and plan to have things wrapped up within the next few days. Here are some current progress pictures of the installation. New injectors are already in, along with the high pressure FSI fuel pump. The stock high pressure pump is incapable of pumping a high enough volume of fuel to support the FSI engine with even moderate mods, much less a large turbo kit. To rectify this, APR has developed a higher flowing fuel pump that eliminates this being a problem.

We’ve already begun the intercooler portion of the install as well and we’ll update you with more progress as we get the opportunity. Scott, we have definitely passed the point of no return.